1964 Survey Dept. of Malaya Map of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

One year after KL became the capital of Malaysia.

A rare 1964 large-scale Survey Department of Malaya map of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is notable for presenting the city just after its designation as capital of the reorganized coutnry of Malaysia, which succeeded the earlier Federation of Malaysia.

A Closer Look

This map is centered on the Kuala Lumpur City Center and the modern-day Central Market. This map captures Kuala Lumpur's most dramatic period of urban expansion. Streets and railways are traced throughout, while a variety of governmental, educational, medical, religious, recreational, and sports facilities are labelled. Though elevation is not directly indicated, the topography of the city can be gleaned from the winding roads outside of the city center. At the base of the map various airlines, including SAS and SwissAir, promote their services.

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur became the capital of the Federation of Malaya in 1957 and, one year before this map was printed, in 1963, the capital of Malaysia. Between 1940 and 1970 the city tripled its area and more than quadrupled its population - transforming into a major center of population and commerce. Particularly after Singapore was expelled from Malaysia in 1965, Kuala Lumpur became the country's unrivalled cultural, financial, and economic center, the only 'alpha world' city in Malaysia. Today Kuala Lumpur is a sprawling megacity boasting world-class accomodations and a distinctive skyline, including the Petronas Towers, the tallest twin buildings in the world.

Publication History and Census

This map was printed for the Survey Department of Malaya one year after Kuala Lumpur was made capital of Malaysia. Any early map of KL is rare. This map was issued in several editions, with the present edition only being held by the Library of Congress and the Memorial University of Newfoundland, with earlier editions only held by Oxford University and the National Library Board of Singapore.

Cartographer

Survey Department, Federation of Malaya (1885 - present), today the Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia (Jabatan Ukur dan Pemetaan Malaysia, abbreviated as JUPEM), has origins in the Department of Survey, Johor, established in 1885. The survey departments of the various states and settlements of Malaya were gradually merged and formally placed under a single administration upon independence in 1957, though to this day JUPEM is divided into units according to state that are generally successors to the former survey departments of the individual states.   Further Details...

Condition

Very good. Some wear on old fold lines.

References

OCLC 50939470.